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DISPENSATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of dispensing (giving out in portions)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("dispensation" is a kind of...):
distribution (the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning)
Derivation:
dispense (give or apply (medications))
dispense (administer or bestow, as in small portions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An exemption from some rule or obligation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("dispensation" is a kind of...):
license; permission; permit (the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dispensation"):
variance (an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation))
Derivation:
dispense (grant a dispensation; grant an exemption)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A share that has been dispensed or distributed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("dispensation" is a kind of...):
part; percentage; portion; share (assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group)
Derivation:
dispense (give or apply (medications))
dispense (administer or bestow, as in small portions)
